A Woman Who Began to Live

After a series of dramatic events, Pearl is living a quiet life with her husband in a small house in the French countryside. Her mother has passed away, and she lost contact with her father long ago. When her brother Greg gets in touch to tell her that their father is dying, she wants to visit him, but she arrives too late. After the funeral, she learns that he has bequeathed her his diaries, written in shorthand, which will force Pearl to confront her own long-buried secrets.